Heavyweight great Larry Holmes says Anthony Joshua “would have knocked out a prime Mike Tyson” 10/25/2017 James Slater Heavyweight legend Larry Holmes has heaped a ton of praise on new heavyweight star Anthony Joshua while at the same time he has surely annoyed a whole lot of Mike Tyson fans. read full article
30 years ago today: Mike Tyson KO’s Tyrell Biggs – Tyson’s peak performance? 10/16/2017 James Slater Thirty long years ago today, a peak, or near-peak “Iron” Mike Tyson retained his heavyweight titles with a quite ruthless, nasty display of utter dominance. read full article
30 years ago today: Mike Tyson unifies the WBC/WBA/IBF heavyweight titles with win over Tony Tucker 08/01/201708/01/2017 James Slater Was it really thirty years ago – three full decades; a generation – when a peak Mike Tyson put all the heavyweight belts around his 34” waist? read full article
Boxing’s finest trash-talkers! 07/15/2017 James Slater Finally they are silent – for now. We’ve been “treated” to plenty of hype, nastiness, fun and games and, most notably, trash-talking these past four days; courtesy of Floyd Mayweather Junior and Conor McGregor. read full article
Who was the greater fighter: Tyson or Holyfield? 07/01/201706/30/2017 James Slater Here on the celebration of Mike Tyson’s 51st birthday – and just two days and 20 years on from the former heavyweight champ’s infamous “Bite Fight” with Evander Holyfield – it might be interesting to ask: who was the greater fighter, Tyson or Holyfield? read full article
Glenn McCrory on Holyfield-Tyson II 06/28/2017 James Slater Dubbed, for obvious reasons, “The Bite Fight,” the return meeting between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson shocked the entire world like no other boxing match in history. read full article
When Mike Tyson lost a fight it almost always caused one HUGE shock 06/12/201706/11/2017 James Slater The great, the fascinating, the exciting and the controversial boxing career of Mike Tyson officially ended today – in Washington DC of all places. read full article
15 years ago today: Lennox Lewis destroys the remnants of the once great Mike Tyson 06/09/201706/08/2017 James Slater 15 years ago today in Memphis, a must-see heavyweight collision took place, and going in nobody really knew what to expect. read full article
Mike Tyson releases new book dedicated to Cus D’Amato – says if Cus hadn’t died when he did, “there would have been no Don King” 05/30/201705/30/2017 James Slater Mike Tyson knows full well he owes all his ring success to one man, Cus D’Amato, and, as is evident in the former heavyweight king’s new book: “Iron Ambition,” Tyson has never forgotten it. read full article
Video: Top 20 Heavyweights since 1924 05/09/201705/09/2017 Rummys Corner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC8sAf0ROwE Who are the best heavyweights in boxing history? This timeless question has been a recipe for countless discussions. The long running debate is something that has captivated boxing fans and historians alike. read full article
